North Seattle Residents Block Side Streets Over Aurora Avenue Gun Violence

After another shooting near Seattle’s Aurora Avenue N. in the Greenwood area, residents blocked three residential side streets (N. 97th, 98th, and 102nd) with large industrial planters to pressure city officials to address the violence. A week earlier bullets tore through a home near N. 98th, narrowly missing a six-week-old baby, prompting letters on the planters demanding action. City reps visited but offered no long-term plan, leaving neighbors worried about retaliation and anxious for a concrete fix as shootings continue; Council member Debora Juarez cited SPD staffing cuts as part of the broader problem.